Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-10-27
WORDS OF KINDNESS.
Help That Co<ts Nothing and Yet Is Very
spnrIngiy Extended.


A weary teacher sat by her desk at
the close of school. The last delin-
quent had recited his lesson and been
dismissed. The echo Of his footsteps
upon the walk below grew faint and
fainter, and the tired head OF the
teacher sank upon the desk before her,
as the over-wrought nerves at last
found vent in flood of restful tears.
1t had been a most trying day. The
children had been restless, aud the les
sons poorly recited. In fact, it was
one of those days when ''every thing
went wrong"
"What thankless work, after all,
she unused, as she YEARLY began the
task of examining pile of spelling
blanks" that lay before her on the
desk. The first list of words was not
calculated to tighten her heavy heart
1t belonged to one of the most mis-.
chievous. troublesome boys in the
school. Many words were wrongly
spelled, and the writing was worse
than usual. A discouraged "Oh,
dear!" involuntarily escaped her lips,
as she turned over the tablet to mark
the low percentage. As she did so,
these words caught her eye: Deere
techer, l love YOU" She quickly
looked back at the beginning of tie
list to see if she had mistaken the PIT
pills name. No. She had made no
mistake, but could hardly believe her
eyes. That rough, fun-loving boy
was the last from whom she should
have expected such words, but they
, did more for her that moment than a
score of perfect lessons could have
. done. If she had won the love of one
wayward heart in that restless school,
her work was not in vain. The re-
mainder of the tablets were quickly
examined, and the teacher went home
feeling renewed strength for her
work.
This simple incident holds lesson
: for us all. Amid 1.-THE clamorous must
). bes'' that press in upon us from every
y side, we little realize how frequently
u we might cheer one another's discour-
u aged heart with sincere word OF az
% lection or appreciation.
y Not long ago, the superintendent o.
- large Sunday-school received from
u his officers and teachers such testi
Il monial in the form of an earnest, cor
IL dial letter expressive of their apprecia'
y ton of his faithful service. 1t came tt
's him as delightful surprise, and at
" time when he was feeling that perhaps
s. some other might accomplish more il
S. his stead. He had worked faithfully
s. introduced many new features into tn
ne school, and in all ways had "magnifie'
re his Office" but, up to this time, he ha
C. received no word of encouragement
le satisfaction from his fellowworkers
er Every thing had been taken for grant
'e. ed, and he worked on, content in tn
or thought that he was doing his duty
es This little letter from his school wa
y. quite as pleasing as unexpected.
I'd lightened his heart and spurred him
IN renewed effort. He afterward spoke {
he it as one of the most helpful thing
er that had come into his life.
as After service one Sunday in coul
u try church, the minister, who was
stranger. shook hands with the organ
Is ist and thanked him for the music, e
les pecially the voluntary, which he hi
ar- enjoyed exceedingly.
ID. "Well, sir" returned the organs
ed a have played this organ every Su
As- day for twenty-five years, gratis, al
OF yours is the first word of commend
gn ton have ever received"
'ge How many faithful workers the
y III are in all departments of life-mini
i's' tiers, teachers, house-keepers, boo
es' keepers, clerks - servants of eve
INC class-whose work we appreciate al
ch' perhaps praise unstintcdly to Other
erS but to whom, personally, we never S
mo word. How infrequently, also,
On we cheer even those dearest to us wi
ess the sincere, simple words; 81 10
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